Two years ago I had planted sunflowers to feel closer to my Ma, who had green thumbs. She loved plants and had a plant nursery, when…
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How a plant, a cat and conversation brought me from the brink of a mental precipice
Last June, at the height of the covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, I wanted to die. Quite suddenly, I had lost my Ma. Grief fed my…
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Lessons from my grandparents – ‘All work and no play’
…we all need play – children and grown ups alike. It is an integral part to our whole selves – to enjoy, to discover, be creative and process life.
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Grief and fibromyalgia 2.0
This is a post about nothing really. I’ve been getting quieter and quieter. I know. And I’m sorry. Since Mama Claire left for the next…
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What do we live for? – Grief and chronic illness
Someone said that grief is more or less when you have love to give to someone but they’re not there to receive it.
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Musings on suicide: love might save a life
…every day I decide to live, another person, someone, chooses to die. Their struggle is my struggle, but they have now gone while I still have a chance…
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Easter is my favourite time of year. When I was growing up, we followed certain traditions. My family turned the house upside down and cleaned…
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When the people we love wreck us, when sickness makes living hard and depression & trauma threaten to empty us…We just need remember the awesome power of being set free, and march on
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Sometimes we’re not always sure why we bother to hope against the darkness. We cannot see ahead as we feel our hands about, walking…
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfwlj0gba_k] Hello my lovelies, I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for all your positive feedback and likes on The Invisible F. I’ve…
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